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 at important Stations on the route - at Verna at  Shri Tayal is also credited with initiating a number   the much needed push and steady progress   basic English through the "Konkan Rail Shiksha Abhiyan" and in soft skills under the Ramakrishna

 Sawantwadi and at Ankola. For the first time  of  projects  under  the  Corporate  Social   with his personal attention. 2022-2023 is going   Hegde Soft Skills Development Centre or construction of separate toilets for girls in schools so that


 ever in 2008, the Corporation earned a record  Responsibility Program, viz. initiating computer   to see a record revenue of `3,400+ cr - highest   their dropout rate can be reversed, or taking cancer-affected children on a complimentary train trip

 `309 cr from freight traffic and freight revenue  literacy programs for villagers along the railway   ever. While pushing for more revenues the work   to Goa.

 surpassed  passenger earnings. But still a lot  route, and beautifying the Carambolim lake at   of 100% Electrification, Doubling of 46km of


 had to be done in all these areas and much  Goa to attract more migratory birds. He also   Roha-Veer section and 10 new stations & 8

 more.  The  finances  required  further  introduced Shravan Seva and Sarathi Seva in   loop lines were completed in the year


 improvement as the costs were escalating,  Konkan Railway for extending a helping hand to   2021-2022. Electrification of KRCL was

 passenger demands for more amenities had to  Senior citizens and to passengers who are   dedicated to the Nation by the Hon’ble  Prime

 be fulfilled, and there was the growing  physically challenged.  Roll-on Roll-off, the coveted service of Konkan   Minister on 20  June 2022. Shri Gupta has
 th
 Railway, has been further improved by  successfully overcome the challenge of   All the successive persons who have led the Konkan Railway
 With his single minded efforts electrification and   Corporation from the time of its inception have been legends in
 Shri Gupta to carry more number of trucks per   keeping the Railway working during the

 doubling project were initiated and  foundation   their own right, burning with the same zeal to win against all odds.
 trip and thus increase the revenues of the   Covid-19 crisis, when the revenue was close to
 stone  laying function by  Hon’ble  Minister  for   Konkan Railway is what it is today due to the unparalleled
 Corporation. Having a robust knowledge of   zero, but salary payments continued. The
 Railways  was  done  in  November  2015.   contribution of each one of these stalwarts. A legacy that lives on.
 traffic operations in railways, and with   Corporation suffered great loss during

 Furthermore to augment line capacity work on
 knowledge of Mechanical Engineering he is   2020-2021 & 2021-2022 but with the rebound
 10 additional stations & 8 loop lines was also
 credited with the idea of a change of   in revenue and exceptional work in USBRL
 initiated. There-after  Shri Sanjay Gupta, hailing
 combination of the RORO wagons to carry more   work, the year 2022-2023  will see  record
 from the famous  Indian Railway Institute of
 trucks per trip and came up with modified BRN   profits.  TENURES of MDs/CMDs
 Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE),
 and modified BOXN wagons that enable the
 responsibility towards the community and the   Jamalpur, Shri Sanjay Gupta, first as Director   Today scores of villagers along the Konkan   Dr E Sreedharan   30.10.1990   15.12.1997
 Corporation now to carry about 50 trucks per
 environment at large - the factors that appealed   (Operations) and then later as Chairman &   Railway route are grateful  to the  railway for
 direction per trip.  Shri B Rajaram                           15.12.1997                              30.01.2005
 to a Traffic Officer from the railways with an  Managing Director of KRCL, is credited with   changing their lives in more than one way.

 MBA degree to take up the challenge.  further growth of the Corporation.  Understanding that future of Konkan Railway   While they  have  got  several  business


 Shri Bhanu Prakash Tayal took over as the   depends on more hinterland connectivity he is   opportunities due to the railway, Konkan   Dr K K Gokhale   01.02.2005   30.06.2007
 A man whose mind is focused, Shri Gupta
 Managing Director of Konkan Railway in 2009, a   persuing rail connectivity of Chiplun-Karad,   Railway is going beyond its business to help
 comes across as both a hardcore business   Shri Anurag Mishra   01.07.2007                            31.08.2009
 post which was later upgraded as Chairman and   Kolhapur-Vaibhavwadi & Hubli-Ankola.  them with their lives. A smile has been brought
 professional as well as a very compassionate
 Managing Director. Under his leadership,   on the face of scores of children, thanks to the
 human being who balances the task of running a   The USBRL (Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail   Shri Bhanu P Tayal   01.09.2009   24.11.2015
 Konkan Railway continued to grow and for the   efforts of Konkan Railway, whether by providing
 very difficult railway line while touching people's   Link) project of national importance, 53 km of
 first time reported net profit of `11.64 cr for the   training to them in computer education and   Shri Sanjay Gupta   25.11.2015   Present
 lives in more than one ways.  which is being executed by Konkan Railway, got
 year 2009-2010 .
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